Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has claimed that the current crisis in Rivers State is a clear case of political enmity between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Naijaonpoint reports that Effiong made this known on Friday, during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘The Morning Brief’ programme.
The lawyer claimed that the Rivers State Assembly is unbothered by the constitution, stressing that the fresh crisis has to do with the state’s resources.
Effiong emphasised that Rivers state is endowed with rich mineral resources and petroleum, which is the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy.
He said, “Let me make the point. I don’t want Nigerians to be carried away. What is playing out in Rivers is a matter of legal sophistry, a clear political enmity between FCT minister Wike and Fubara.
“So let us not just be talking about the constitution. I think the House of Assembly itself never really cared about the constitution.
“This is politics that also has to do with the allocation of the state. This is a state that is so rich, so endowed with resources.
“We are dealing with a situation where the FCT minister has alleged that there is about N600 billion for grab and he is accusing some political actors in the country of having interest in that money.
“So this is about the money of River State. This is about the interest of individuals, that has now been elevated as a state affair. Because what is really the grievance between the State Assembly and the government?
“Are they fighting over the roads that the government has failed to construct? Is this about the healthcare for the people of Rivers State?”